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- The Iconic Motorcycle Sale at Shuttleworth - Summer 2025
- 1963 BSA Rocket Gold Star Clubman 646cc
1963 BSA Rocket Gold Star Clubman 646cc
1963 BSA Rocket Gold Star Clubman 646cc
Family owned since the 1960s all original BSA Rocket Gold Star.
- ESTIMATE: £6,000 - £8,000
+ buyer's premium of 15% plus VAT (18% incl VAT)
You can choose to bid in the room, by phone, online or via commission.
LIVE AUCTION: This lot will be auctioned on Sunday 20th July, 2025 at 11.00am BST at Shuttleworth, Old Warden Park, Beds, SG18 9EP
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REG NUMBER
6179 PP
SUMMARY
Family owned since the 1960s all original BSA Rocket Gold Star.
DESCRIPTION
- The ultimate factory-built 'Café Racer', the 'Holy Grail' of Gold Stars.
- Built between 1962 and 1964 with around 1,800 produced
- A combination of the Gold Star and the 650cc A10 engine with higher compression
- This, mostly all original and unrestored, example is presented in good overall condition
- Originally shipped from the BSA factory to dealers Sid Moram in Windsor on 10 May 1963
- Purchased in the late 1960s by Stanley Birkett, a Trinidad immigrant who worked as a motor mechanic and saved up the money over a period of four years
- The bike became a statement of independence and acceptance for the young Stanley Birkett
- Moving to Cardiff in the late 1960s, Stanley became part of the Cardiff biker community and visited the Isle of Man TT and other events
- Being from West Indian heritage he was often stopped and questioned on his ability to own and be riding a BSA Rocket Gold Star
- During the 1970s, Stanley moved with work to South Africa and took the BSA with him, returning to Cardiff with the bike some years later
- He passed away in 2007, however, the bike has remained in the same family and is now up for auction
- Highly original and still complete with its original GP carb and Dunlop rims
- History file included containing numerous receipts, old RF60 log book dated 1972, and other related paperwork
- Numbers confirmed by the BSA Owners Club
- Unused for some time, engine turns over ok, but will need some recommissioning before road use
- Great opportunity to own one of the few original surviving Rocket Gold Stars
- UK-registered on a current V5C
SPECIFICATION
- Make
- BSA
- Model
- ROCKET GOLD STAR
- Registration Number
- 6179 PP
- Frame Number
- GA10 1379
- MOT Expiry
- Exempt
- Engine Number
- DA10R 9945
GALLERY
SPECIALIST
Mark Bryan
- Motorcycle Manager
- 07958 107974
- mark@iconicauctioneers.com
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